(Above L-R: Shelley Gosselin, RBC Community Market Manager, Levi Warkentine, Leashja Grant, Christie Lowe, Jessica Bershatsky, Kevin Leatherdale, Dylan Butler, Derek Patterson, Tom Warden, Athletics Director) Lakehead Athletics is proud to present our RBC Athletes of the Month for October. They are listed team-by-team below. Women’s Volleyball Christie Lowe Year: 3 Hometown: Thunder Bay, ON…
The Lakehead Cross Country team will be racing at the Marauder Bayfront Open on Friday, October 13th in Hamilton, ON. The Thunderwolves last raced at the Blugold open on Sept 29th where first-year Rebekkah Pyle had an impressive 12th place finish. “This is the final tune-up before OUA’s and will be good…
The Thunderwolves men’s and women’s basketball teams will face the Algoma Thunderbirds in a doubleheader this upcoming weekend in the Thunderdome. Women’s Basketball (4-1 non-conference) The T-Wolves are coming off a positive weekend at the BOB FM Shootout where they went 3-0 taking down Winnipeg, UNBC and Manitoba. Leashja Grant led the…
Lakehead Athletics’ welcomed six more individuals, and one team today into the Wall of Fame during the Induction ceremony this afternoon. 2017 Wall of Fame Inductees: Builders: Dr. Jack Remus Bill Keeler (posthumously) Male Athlete Inductees: John LaPlante (Men’s Basketball) Joel Scherban (Men’s Hockey) Female Athlete Inductees: Muriel Mortson (Women’s Basketball) Katie Patroch (Women’s…
Lakehead Woman’s Volleyball heads to Ottawa this upcoming weekend to participate with 10 other teams in the Gee-Gees Pre-Season Classic. The first official competition of the season brings a lot of excitement for the athletes as they get to showcase their growth over the summer and with a solid mixture of young strong…
The Lakehead men’s and women’s basketball teams are finally getting back on the court this Thursday and Friday in their first non-conference games of the year against the Winnipeg Wesmen at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse. To add to the excitement, the games are being held during Homecoming weekend where returning alumni and…
Lakehead Athletics male athlete of the year, Kevin Tree, was busy this summer as he joined 393 Canadians in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei from Aug. 19-30 to compete in the 2017 Summer Universiade. “Overall the experience I had was phenomenal. The people, the city, the organization of it all was incredibly well done.” – Kevin…
Reach Up! is a collaborative initiative between Lakehead University Athletics and Wasaya Airways to provide on-site instruction in sport-specific coaching and general leadership strategies for youth in Northern Ontario First Nations communities serviced by Wasaya Airways. Program visits feature discussions between Lakehead coaches and community coaches/leaders on how to grow and sustain…
